RANDOM THOUGHTS:
Yeah, yeah, I know that I'm a day late! So what? What are you, imaginary reader, gonna do about it? Besides, it's not like I have a lot of obligations when it comes to this blog like last month. Right now this is more of a slow, relaxing period in the blog calendar year for me, before September kicks off and then we get right down to business with August's "End of the Month," the 3rd annual NFL picks column (woohoo!) and the probable return of the Thursday "Random Thoughts."
Child-like explanation aside, the following were on my mind between Monday, August 15th and Tuesday, August 23rd:
- As a Chicago Bulls fan, I love watching NBA TV during the summer because a quarter of time they always seem to show some classic Jordan era game from the '80s and '90s.
- First, there was news of a prequel on The CW, and now there are rumors of a third movie. When will the "Sex and the City" franchise just learn to die, die DIE!
- I'm thinking of writing a rock song called "America Is Awesome!" It's about a middle class family screwed out of the American dream with some few anti-war protest messages sprinkled in there, but it's totally gonna have an awesome hook! I can't wait to see which prominent Republican presidential candidate uses it during their campaign.
- This is a timeline of what I thought of LMFAO's hit song "Party Rock Anthem" during this past summer:
a. June 20th (the first time I heard it): What in the world? What the hell is this electric pop song that's raping my ear drums?
b. June 21st- July 5th: God, this is awful! Why is this still popular?
c. July 6th- August 1st: Actually, this song isn't quite that bad. The hook is pretty catchy, and it's an okay song to dance to (as you can tell, I developed quite a severe case of Stockholm syndrome with this song during that period).
d. August 2nd- August 10th: (listens to song again on multiple occasions listening to the radio) No, this is still a bad song.
e. August 11th- now: (continues to listen to it despite having the ability to change the station) Urge to kill...rising.
- So, the Republicans are against abortion and they hate the gays...but what about gay abortions?
- "I am the one who knocks!" What a instant classic quote from Walter White! Such a bad-ass saying from such a bad-ass asshole.
- Patrick Stump's "This City" is one of the laziest songs ever written, even lazier than Bruno Mars' "The Lazy Song." Not only does it basically use every standard "my city is awesome!" cliche, but he can't even bother to name the damn city that he's praising, as if he wants to make as much money with it as possible without taking any risks. Then again, this could just be a parody of every "my city is awesome!" song from the past thirty years, in which case I applaud Mr. Stump and Lupe Fiasco for their effort.
- Are you ready for the return of the TV Top Ten! Well, it doesn't matter, because here it is. Here is a ranking of my ten favorite TV shows from the moment that the last list was created (May 31st) to now:
10 (tie). "Falling Skies" (position previously held by "30 Rock" and "Sports Show with Norm MacDonald")
10 (tie). "The Simpsons"* (still #10)
9. "The Soup" (position previously held by "South Park")
8. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (position previously held by "The Chicago Code")
7. "Treme" (down from #5, position previously held by "Fringe")
6. "Curb Your Enthusiasm (position previously held by "The Office")
5. "The Colbert Report" (position previously held by "Treme")
4. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (down from #3, position previously held by "Game of Thrones")
3. "Game of Thrones" (up from #4, position previously held by "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart")
2. "Louie" (position previously held by "Community")
1. "Breaking Bad" (position previously held by "Parks and Recreations")
Up from Last List (May 2011): "The Soup," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Falling Skies," "The Colbert Report," "Game of Thrones," "Louie," "Breaking Bad."
Down from Last List (May 2011): "Parks and Recreations," "Community," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "Treme,""The Office," "Fringe," "The Chicago Code," "South Park," "Sports Show with Norm MacDonald," "30 Rock."
New From Last List (May 2011): "Breaking Bad," "Louie," "The Colber Report," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "The Soup," "Falling Skies."
Just Barely Missed Cut: "Futurama," "Wilfred," "Conan," "Jon Benjamin Has a Van," "Hell's Kitchen."
Other Thoughts:
a. It was a very close decision for my #1 spot. "Louie" is having an all-time season, but I just thought that "Breaking Bad" slightly trumped it.
b. Ah, summer! The only time of the year when late night talk shows have as much of a presence on the list as their primetime counterparts.
c. Outside of "Falling Skies," I was pretty dissapointed by this year's slate of prominent rookie summer shows. "Jon Benjamin Has a Van" was hit or miss most of the time while "Wilfred" failed to be more than an amusing half-hour predecessor to "Louie," which was the real show that I looked forward to every Thursday night.
d. Don't let that drop by "Treme" fool you! It was still a very good season as a whole.
e. As mentioned during the last TV Top Ten, this is most likely the last time that I will include "The Simpsons" as the sole automatic recipient onto the list. From now on, if this iconic show ever wants to get back on the list again, then they have earn it and not because they were once the best show on the planet.
f. A lot of shows to look out for potentially on the next list, which will probably happen sometime in late October. They include returning shows like two time #1 show "Parks and Recreations," one time #1 show "Community," "30 Rock," "The Office," "The Walking Dead," "Boardwalk Empire," "American Dad," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "Archer," South Park," "Dexter" & Fringe" and new shows like "The New Girl," "2 Broke Girls," "Person of Interest" & "Pan-Am."
More random thoughts to come next Monday. And don't worry, it will be posted on that Monday, and not the day after like tonight. Until then, enjoy the workweek!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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